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The relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) at the end of 2020, has recently entered a new phase following a significant "reset" agreement in May 2025. This marks the most substantial revision of trade and defense ties since Brexit. In May 2025, the UK and EU reached a new agreement designed to support British businesses, reduce costs, and open up access to the EU market. The deal is expected to boost business confidence, support jobs, and provide greater certainty for both sides.
Key points of the 2025 reset agreement:
This bookmark collects the likely implications for businesses operating in, and trading between the United Kingdom and Poland, including:
We will keep you updated regularly on the strategic, commercial, regulatory and employment legal implications, providing insight and information as new developments unfold on all aspects of the future relationship between the United Kingdom and Poland.
Read more:
- Employing a person in Poland by a UK company without a local subsidiary (20/05/2025)
- Why has Poland become such an attractive place to invest? (24/03/2023)
- What does a UK company need to hire employees in Poland? (01/02/2022)
- What does it take for a UK company to employ people in Poland? (08/02/2021)
- EU – UK : Personal Data Protection in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (14/01/2021)
- Enforcement of judgments after Brexit (05/01/2021)
- Arbitration: a solution to the problem of enforcement in the post-Brexit world? (04/01/2021)
- Cross-border dispute resolution after Brexit (03/11/2020)
Team:
The relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) at the end of 2020, has recently entered a new phase following a significant "reset" agreement in May 2025. This marks the most substantial revision of trade and defense ties since Brexit. In May 2025, the UK and EU reached a new agreement designed to support British businesses, reduce costs, and open up access to the EU market. The deal is expected to boost business confidence, support jobs, and provide greater certainty for both sides.
Key points of the 2025 reset agreement:
- Trade and Red Tape: The agreement introduces a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) framework, which will ease the movement of food and drink products by reducing paperwork and border checks. This is intended to lower food prices and alleviate the burdens that have affected exporters and small producers since Brexit
- Fishing Rights: A 12-year extension of current fishing arrangements was agreed, maintaining existing quotas and reciprocal access for UK and EU vessels. This provides stability for the fishing sector, which was a contentious issue during Brexit negotiations
- Youth Mobility Scheme: The UK and EU are working toward a youth mobility scheme that would allow young people (aged 18–30) to work and travel freely between the UK and EU for a limited period, mirroring similar arrangements the UK has with Australia and New Zealand
- Defense and Security: The reset includes a new defense and security agreement, allowing the UK to participate in joint European procurement projects and bid for security contracts, notably in a €150 billion initiative to rearm Europe
- Migration and Borders: The UK government remains committed to reducing migration, and the new agreement includes joint commitments to tackle illegal migration and channel crossings
This bookmark collects the likely implications for businesses operating in, and trading between the United Kingdom and Poland, including:
- legal implications;
- employment issues;
- UK-EU cooperation
- fraud and asset recovery
- dispute resolution;
- impact for workforces.
We will keep you updated regularly on the strategic, commercial, regulatory and employment legal implications, providing insight and information as new developments unfold on all aspects of the future relationship between the United Kingdom and Poland.
Read more:
- Employing a person in Poland by a UK company without a local subsidiary (20/05/2025)
- Why has Poland become such an attractive place to invest? (24/03/2023)
- What does a UK company need to hire employees in Poland? (01/02/2022)
- What does it take for a UK company to employ people in Poland? (08/02/2021)
- EU – UK : Personal Data Protection in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (14/01/2021)
- Enforcement of judgments after Brexit (05/01/2021)
- Arbitration: a solution to the problem of enforcement in the post-Brexit world? (04/01/2021)
- Cross-border dispute resolution after Brexit (03/11/2020)
Team: